The Umbrella Reform Initiative in the New Times: New Engineering Education

This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of the paramount design documents related to the recent reforms in China's higher engineering education, the New Engineering Education (NEE) paradigm, and the associated policies. Not only does it elucidate the distinct aspects emphasized by China’s engineering education reform, but it also details how several prominent regional institutions have crafted localized and specialized strategy documents in alignment with this paramount design. Included among these are the strategic approaches of Tianjin University, University of Electronic Science and Technology, and South China University of Technology. Through this introduction to the paramount document, readers can gain a foundational understanding of the overall reform initiatives undertaken in China's engineering education at university level in recent years.